Getting Virtual Help

I've been remiss in making my blog entries lately - even on a monthly basis. Well, no excuse other than I had a record April so I was working on paying jobs. Of course, this makes the free and fun stuff get pushed aside.

Although to be 'busy' is a lament that many would like to have, it really isn't a good excuse for letting your commitments fall to the wayside. What I think it means is that you should ask for help. Being a sole proprietor, however, I'm not exactly bursting with funds to hire an employee. Then I discovered the world of Virtual Assistants.

A Virtual Assistant is also a sole proprietor who happens to have various business skills that can prove quite valuable to your business. Whether in the areas of marketing, accounting, time management or communications, a Virtual Assistant can be hired on a 'project-by-project' basis to help you through the busy times. You don't pay her for vacation time. You don't buy her a computer or telephone or desk. You may buy her a coffee or lunch from time to time, but that's if you're courteous - it's not a business requirement. The great thing is that a Virtual Assistant is someone who can be called upon to keep your business moving at a healthy pace, especially during those days when you need to do two things at once.

I'm lucky to have found a skilled Virtual Assistant (with a great sense of humour - one of my hiring prerequisites) and her name is Mary Judge. Check out her website at www.virtuallyworkingforyou.com and find out more about what a Virtual Assistant can bring to your business.